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Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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post #55

I very happily pay $10/year for Bitwarden. It is in my opinion superior to Lastpass, and I don't have the doubts of the corporate governance.

Anyone have a thorough guide to migrating to bitwarden. I’ve tried and failed . I have notes , multiple logins per site , about 1000 credentials .

I just did it. Exported to CSV in lastpass and simply imported it in bitwarden. No problems. search bitwarden's help for a guide.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I prefer a different dedicated database for each device. none of my accounts are used across devices. E.g. hw based compartmentalization is for me much better to reduce the cognitive overhead and avoid making mistakes.

What happens when one of the devices fails?

restore from offline backup?

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

#206
i see nothing better in these "cloud" password providers which isnt in my keepass file which i have managed to keep updated for the past 5 years now. This is like one of those times when you break a feature and then charge people to fix it.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

#207

LastPass costs $36 per year. Operating on the principle of being the customer and not the product, that seems very reasonable for a secure way to store and share the keys to my digital life. That said, it does make it a little bit harder for me to onboard my friends and family when they ask. One of the selling points has always been "Yes, you can use it on your phone and laptop" and "no, it doesn't cost anything".

It was definitely starting to feel a little pricey for how terrible their UI is and how little interest they seemed to have in fixing it. What really got me to switch to Bitwarden though was how it started "recommending" that I change my master password with a modal popup every single time I unlocked my account.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

#209

I'm all in for paying for services that handle your personal data. If you don't pay them, how do they make money? So I'm okay with this. Something to consider, however, is the alternatives. Bitwarden seems cheaper[0]. Anyone has a preference for either? [0] https://bitwarden.com/pricing/

The only problem I had with BitWarden was you cannot add/update entries on mobile when you're offline. This might not be a big issue for many, but it was a deal-breaker for me. I'm now rocking a local KeepassXC (PC) + Keepass2Android + Syncthing setup that syncs when I'm on my home network.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love pass but found that it was difficult to use the associated Android app and keep things in sync.

The UX of the pass iOS app [1] vs. the Android app [2] (especially the need for OpenKeychain on Android) is the main reason keeping me on iOS. [1] https://github.com/mssun/passforios [2] https://github.com/android-password-store/Android-Password-S...

Yep, it's pretty painful to have to use a separate app just to manage the PGP key. I've also found it very difficult to sync with git over SSH with a key instead of a password.
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